Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.
PYRE
pyre, funeral pyre
(noun) wood heaped for burning a dead body as a funeral rite
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
pyre (plural pyres)
A funeral pile; a combustible heap on which corpses are burned.
Any heap or pile of combustibles.
Anagrams
• prey, rype
Source: Wiktionary
Pyre, n. Etym: [L. pure, Gr. Fire.]
Definition: A funeral pile; a combustible heap on which the dead are burned; hence, any pile to be burnt. For nine long nights, through all the dusky air, The pyres thick flaming shot a dismal glare. Pope.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’
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